How do you the practical properties and visual applications of painting media influence our the selection of process and medium? Might one media better suit the message an artist wants to communicate when they create their work then another? Explain.

Printmaking is a process oriented medium. Many of the artist who work in this medium enjoy the step-by-step character of the process, and the stark graphic quality of prints. Why would an artist who wants an unlimited number of prints not choose relief printmaking?

Durer and Rembrandt relied on printmaking to make a living, and they could distribute prince to a large metal class audience who did not have a vast disposable income but enjoyed owning their own piece of art. Briefly discussed a huge commercial impact that the ability to produce multiple images has had on the art world.

Painting is widely regarded as the most popular artistic medium and is the one that most people associate with the practice of visual art. Discuss why this might be.

Note three examples of different effects that can be achieved with some of the various paint media examined.